"The last year we've seen a tremendous, very good reduction by 60 to 80%." Researchers discover surprising side effect of ban on plastic grocery bags: 'We can judge it very well' first appeared on The ...

It's been more than a decade since California enacted a soft ban on single-use plastic bags at grocery stores and other businesses.

Researchers find that nationwide policies to ban plastic bags may be paying off, with fewer showing up during coastal ...

The Center for the Circular Economy, in work supported by CVS and Target, is out with a new study that says smart plastic bag ...

California voters voted to uphold a ban on thin single-use plastic bags, which were what most stores offered. However, since this ban was passed, stores began passing out thicker plastic ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill banning plastic bags from grocery store checkouts, including the thicker, "reusable" bags that stores switched to after an earlier ban. “We deserve a ...

Plastic bag policies led to a 25% to 47% reduction in the amount of disposable, thin plastic bag litter on America's shorelines, the study found.

However, reusable bags aren’t often an easy option for garbage bags. Biodegradable vs. degradable. Degradable plastic bags have a lot of chemicals and heavy metals in them.

California and other states — and some cities — have learned a lesson: Bans on plastic bags don’t always go as planned. In fact, California's original ban made things worse.

Unlike single-use plastic bags, Bowie said the bags shoppers now receive are required to be labeled as reusable. They are intended to be reused as many as 125 times, she said.

Ditch the plastic! Celebrate International Plastic Bag Free Day by switching to eco-friendly alternatives. Know 5 simple swaps to reduce your plastic footprint.

New Jersey's 2022 single-use plastic bag ban has significantly reduced plastic waste. A proposed bill (A-5153/S-3711) seeks to fund a reusable bag program for low-income residents.